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Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat twitter participants who shared great ideas and resources on PBL (project-based learning) in the world language classroom. Thanks especially to the moderators, Don Doehla and Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell (@dr_dmd and @SECottrell). Below you’ll find an overview of the discussion we had Thursday night with all the main points that participants […]

Thanks to all our dedicated #LangChat twitter participants who shared great ideas and resources on conducting authentic assessments in the language classroom. We had a lively discussion on what exactly is authentic assessment, how to plan for it, and which techniques have proven successful. What is Authentic Assessment? Authentic refers to real-life situations. Several participants […]

What makes a language teacher effective?  That was the topic for this week’s #LangChat. Participants generally agreed that effective teachers speak the target language well (preferably at an advanced level) and also understand the target culture. Language teachers also need to be clear regarding their goals in the classroom. If your goal is to improve students’ language […]